Deputy trade minister apologizes for hate speech on Facebook

Deputy Trade Minister Karel Novotný from the Social Democratic Party has
apologized for an anti-Romany statement he posted on Facebook. The deputy
compared Romanies to jellyfish, saying they were troublesome and useless.

Trade Minister Jiří Havlíček promptly distanced himself from the
statement, saying it was totally unacceptable. Havlíček is to lose his
quarterly bonuses as a result of the incident.